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Air quality in North Carolina
Air quality index (AQI) and PM2.5 air pollution in North Carolina
LIVE AQI CITY RANKING
Real-time North Carolina
Most polluted city ranking
| # | city | US AQI |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albemarle | 70 |
| 2 | Clayton | 70 |
| 3 | Fayetteville | 70 |
| 4 | Greensboro | 70 |
| 5 | Carrboro | 66 |
| 6 | Chapel Hill | 64 |
| 7 | Gorman | 64 |
| 8 | Stoneville | 64 |
| 9 | Garner | 63 |
| 10 | Knightdale | 63 |
(local time)
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LIVE AQI CITY RANKING
Real-time North Carolina
Cleanest city ranking
| # | city | US AQI |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wilmington | 3 |
| 2 | Hampstead | 5 |
| 3 | Burnsville | 8 |
| 4 | Camden | 9 |
| 5 | Hertford | 11 |
| 6 | Edenton | 12 |
| 7 | Ogden | 13 |
| 8 | Elizabeth City | 15 |
| 9 | Wrightsville Beach | 15 |
| 10 | Brevard | 16 |
(local time)
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- Albemarle 70
- Clayton 70
- Fayetteville 70
- Greensboro 70
- Carrboro 66
- Chapel Hill 64
- Gorman 64
- Stoneville 64
- Garner 63
- Knightdale 63
- Hillsborough 62
- Archdale 61
- Asheboro 61
- Badin 61
- Biscoe 61
- Denton 61
- Durham 61
- Forest Oaks 61
- Franklinville 61
- High Point 61
- Jamestown 61
- Lillington 61
- Pleasant Garden 61
- Raleigh 61
- Ramseur 61
- Randleman 61
- Southmont 61
- Thomasville 61
- Trinity 61
- Troy 61
- Advance 60
- Bermuda Run 60
- Boiling Spring Lakes 60
- Bolivia 60
- Burlington 60
- Calabash 60
- Candor 60
- Cary 60
- China Grove 60
- Clemmons 60
- Danbury 60
- East Spencer 60
- Eden 60
- Elon 60
- Fuquay-Varina 60
- Gibsonville 60
- Glen Raven 60
- Graham 60
- Granite Quarry 60
- Haw River 60
- Hurdle Mills 60
- Kernersville 60
- King 60
- Landis 60
- Lewisville 60
- Liberty 60
- Locust 60
- Long Beach 60
- Madison 60
- Marshville 60
- Mayodan 60
- McLeansville 60
- Midway 60
- Mocksville 60
- Mount Gilead 60
- Mount Pleasant 60
- Norwood 60
- Oak Island 60
- Oak Ridge 60
- Oakboro 60
- Pilot Mountain 60
- Polkton 60
- Reidsville 60
- Robbins 60
- Saint James 60
- Saxapahaw 60
- Shallotte 60
- Spencer 60
- Stanfield 60
- Stokesdale 60
- Summerfield 60
- Sunset Beach 60
- Swepsonville 60
- Tobaccoville 60
- Tyro 60
- Wadesboro 60
- Walkertown 60
- Wallburg 60
- Walnut Cove 60
- Welcome 60
- Wentworth 60
- Wingate 60
- Yanceyville 60
- Aberdeen 59
- Belville 59
- Boonville 59
- Brunswick 59
- Butner 59
- Carolina Beach 59
- Carolina Shores 59
- Carthage 59
- Cordova 59
- Dobson 59
- East Rockingham 59
- Ellerbe 59
- Enochville 59
- Farmville 59
- Fearrington Village 59
- Green Level 59
- Hamlet 59
- Hemby Bridge 59
- Indian Trail 59
- Kannapolis 59
- Lake Park 59
- Lake Waccamaw 59
- Leland 59
- Matthews 59
- Mebane 59
- Mineral Springs 59
- Mint Hill 59
- Monroe 59
- Morrisville 59
- Mount Airy 59
- Navassa 59
- Pinebluff 59
- Pinehurst 59
- Pittsboro 59
- Rockingham 59
- Roxboro 59
- Sanford 59
- Sea Breeze 59
- Seven Lakes 59
- Silver Lake 59
- Southern Pines 59
- Stallings 59
- Toast 59
- Unionville 59
- Waxhaw 59
- Weddington 59
- Wesley Chapel 59
- Whispering Pines 59
- White Plains 59
- Yadkinville 59
- Angier 58
- Apex 58
- Bladenboro 58
- Broadway 58
- Buies Creek 58
- Chadbourn 58
- Coats 58
- Creedmoor 58
- Eastover 58
- Elizabethtown 58
- Elkin 58
- Fairmont 58
- Fort Bragg 58
- Holly Springs 58
- Jonesville 58
- Kure Beach 58
- Laurel Hill 58
- Laurinburg 58
- Lumberton 58
- Marvin 58
- Masonboro 58
- Maxton 58
- Mooresville 58
- Myrtle Grove 58
- Oxford 58
- Pembroke 58
- Raeford 58
- Red Springs 58
- Rowland 58
- Saint Pauls 58
- Scotts Mill 58
- Spring Lake 58
- Tabor City 58
- Vander 58
- West Raleigh 58
- Whiteville 58
- Benson 57
- Dunn 57
- Erwin 57
- Franklinton 57
- Kings Grant 57
- Lake Norman of Catawba 57
- Northchase 57
- Plain View 57
- Rolesville 57
- Roseboro 57
- Seagate 57
- Sherrills Ford 57
- Skippers Corner 57
- Stedman 57
- Thurmond 57
- Troutman 57
- Westport 57
- Wrightsboro 57
- Youngsville 57
- Archer Lodge 56
- Bayshore 56
- Belmont 56
- Claremont 56
- Cramerton 56
- Dallas 56
- Fairplains 56
- Four Oaks 56
- Gastonia 56
- Hays 56
- Henderson 56
- Lowell 56
- Murraysville 56
- North Wilkesboro 56
- Pumpkin Center 56
- Ranlo 56
- Rural Hall 56
- Siler City 56
- Smithfield 56
- South Henderson 56
- Stony Point 56
- Taylorsville 56
- Wendell 56
- Wilsons Mills 56
- Burgaw 55
- Conover 55
- Cricket 55
- Holly Ridge 55
- Louisburg 55
- Maiden 55
- Moravian Falls 55
- Mulberry 55
- Newton 55
- Norlina 55
- Pine Level 55
- Rocky Point 55
- Selma 55
- Sneads Ferry 55
- South Gastonia 55
- Spring Hope 55
- Surf City 55
- Township of Taylorsville 55
- Warrenton 55
- Wilkesboro 55
- Winston-Salem 55
- Bessemer City 54
- Bethlehem 54
- Brogden 54
- Cajahs Mountain 54
- Cape Carteret 54
- Cedar Point 54
- Clinton 54
- Connelly Springs 54
- Elm City 54
- Emerald Isle 54
- Fremont 54
- Granite Falls 54
- Hildebran 54
- Hudson 54
- Icard 54
- Kenansville 54
- Kenly 54
- Kings Mountain 54
- Lenoir 54
- Lincolnton 54
- Longview 54
- Lucama 54
- Mar-Mac 54
- Mount Olive 54
- Mountain View 54
- Nashville 54
- Northlakes 54
- Piney Green 54
- Princeton 54
- Red Oak 54
- Rhodhiss 54
- Rose Hill 54
- Rutherford College 54
- Saint Stephens 54
- Sawmills 54
- Sharpsburg 54
- Shelby 54
- Swansboro 54
- Valdese 54
- Wallace 54
- Warsaw 54
- Wilson 54
- Beulaville 53
- Boiling Springs 53
- Broad Creek 53
- Drexel 53
- Elroy 53
- Gamewell 53
- Half Moon 53
- Halifax 53
- Jacksonville 53
- Jefferson 53
- Morganton 53
- Pine Knoll Shores 53
- Pinetops 53
- Roanoke Rapids 53
- Salem 53
- Snow Hill 53
- South Rosemary 53
- Weldon 53
- West Jefferson 53
- Atlantic Beach 52
- Banner Elk 52
- Barker Heights 52
- Blowing Rock 52
- Columbus 52
- Dana 52
- East Flat Rock 52
- Edneyville 52
- Forest City 52
- Foscoe 52
- Fruitland 52
- Glen Alpine 52
- Harkers Island 52
- Jackson 52
- Lake Lure 52
- Marion 52
- Maury 52
- Maysville 52
- Morehead City 52
- Newport 52
- Princeville 52
- Richlands 52
- Rutherfordton 52
- Scotland Neck 52
- Spindale 52
- Tryon 52
- Wake Forest 52
- West Marion 52
- Ayden 51
- Bakersville 51
- Balfour 51
- Beaufort 51
- Fairview 51
- Fletcher 51
- Hoopers Creek 51
- Hope Mills 51
- Horse Shoe 51
- Laurel Park 51
- Mountain Home 51
- Newland 51
- Trenton 51
- Valley Hill 51
- Winterville 51
- Avery Creek 50
- Bent Creek 50
- Biltmore Forest 50
- Clyde 50
- Etowah 50
- Hazelwood 50
- Lake Junaluska 50
- Mars Hill 50
- Marshall 50
- Mills River 50
- Robersonville 50
- Royal Pines 50
- Swannanoa 50
- West Canton 50
- Ahoskie 49
- Cove Creek 49
- Havelock 49
- Maggie Valley 49
- River Bend 49
- Robbinsville 49
- Williamston 49
- Windsor 49
- Winton 49
- Brices Creek 48
- Cherokee 48
- Gatesville 48
- James City 48
- Neuse Forest 48
- New Bern 48
- Otto 48
- Sylva 48
- Trent Woods 48
- Washington 48
- Fairfield Harbour 47
- Jamesville 47
- Kinston 45
- River Road 45
- Canton 44
- Rockwell 44
- Bayboro 43
- Plymouth 43
- Sparta 42
- Waynesville 42
- Bath 41
- Salisbury 41
- Belhaven 40
- Lexington 40
- Andrews 39
- Concord 39
- Davidson 39
- Hendersonville 39
- Huntersville 38
- Midland 38
- Cornelius 37
- Pineville 37
- Rocky Mount 37
- Statesville 37
- Zebulon 37
- Harrisburg 36
- Mount Holly 36
- Tarboro 36
- Charlotte 35
- Castle Hayne 34
- Goldsboro 34
- Newell 34
- Cherryville 33
- Rockfish 33
- Swanquarter 33
- Bethel 32
- Pleasant Hill 32
- Moyock 31
- Highlands 30
- Stanley 30
- Asheville 29
- Columbia 29
- Franklin 29
- Hickory 29
- Black Mountain 28
- Hayesville 28
- Lowesville 27
- Woodfin 27
- Flat Rock 26
- Gaston 26
- Murphy 25
- Denver 24
- Greenville 23
- Cullowhee 22
- Enfield 22
- Boone 21
- Millers Creek 21
- Murfreesboro 21
- Spruce Pine 20
- Grifton 19
- La Grange 18
- Southport 18
- Weaverville 18
- Bryson City 17
- Brevard 16
- Elizabeth City 15
- Wrightsville Beach 15
- Currituck 13
- Ogden 13
- Edenton 12
- Hertford 11
- Buxton 9
- Camden 9
- Burnsville 8
- Southern Shores 8
- Kill Devil Hills 7
- Kitty Hawk 7
- Manteo 7
- Nags Head 7
- Wanchese 7
- Hampstead 5
- Wilmington 3
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